I tried many Microphones and there are three that really suprised me.
1.A cheap measurement Mic
I just thought something very linear like a measurement mic could do a really good job, and it did. But the thing was,
the signal from the preference amp and the profiled one sounded very different because the polar pattern and room and so on
but when i changed the cab on that profile it worked very well and it sounded better then the profile i did only with the sm57...
somehow the measurement mic captured more of the gain structure.
2.The Rode k2
I only teste that one for clean and medium gain, but i`m really impressed the profiles are very "in your face" and not harsh or something
i`ll test it for highgain soon...
3.The Audiotechnica mb2k
i also have a few sm57 but the mb2k is just awesome try it if you can! (i use it even as a live mic for singing perfect for growls shouts etc. ...)
it sounds fuller as the sm57 and the highs are more even... a really really good mic imo
AND
two sm 57 into a Digital mixer very thin corrections minus 3-5db at around 5k (depends)
the two sm57 absolutely parallel and close to each other, then change the position of one mic until it cancels out the noise in the upper frequencies
very good for highgain imo ...
Another tipp ... sometimes i make a second profile with the maximum of gain in my amp because when
i turn the gain down afterwards in the finished profile it sounds more dynamic and clearer it don`t why exactly but it sounded better
try it out mabye it`s just a psychological thing
What are your tipps for better Profiles? Favorite mics or mixtures of mics?